ishkabibble
Well-Known Member
Greetings! This is my first forum post about anything anywhere.
I aim to brew my second beer this weekend--just the straight-up simple wheat recipe from palmer's book, however, I do want to flavor half of it with mango, and the other half with raspberry--and I'm looking for your sagacity...
1) After I collect my wort, can I just store it overnight in a plastic fermenter so I can brew with it the following day? (Since time is a premium, I was looking to break up the brew day.)
2) Re: fruit additions...I've read that fruit is to be added to a secondary, but is there any particular ratio that works best for 2.5 gallons (since I aim to split a 5 gallon wheat)? And can frozen mangos and raspberries just be put into a muslin bag and tossed in, or do they have to be boiled first?
3) Is the old 1-2-3 adage applicable for just about any ale, e.g. 1 wk primary, 2 in the secondary and three in bottle-conditioning?
4) Also, just out of curiosity, what's the strangest thing you've ever brewed with--addition, or main ingredient?
I aim to brew my second beer this weekend--just the straight-up simple wheat recipe from palmer's book, however, I do want to flavor half of it with mango, and the other half with raspberry--and I'm looking for your sagacity...
1) After I collect my wort, can I just store it overnight in a plastic fermenter so I can brew with it the following day? (Since time is a premium, I was looking to break up the brew day.)
2) Re: fruit additions...I've read that fruit is to be added to a secondary, but is there any particular ratio that works best for 2.5 gallons (since I aim to split a 5 gallon wheat)? And can frozen mangos and raspberries just be put into a muslin bag and tossed in, or do they have to be boiled first?
3) Is the old 1-2-3 adage applicable for just about any ale, e.g. 1 wk primary, 2 in the secondary and three in bottle-conditioning?
4) Also, just out of curiosity, what's the strangest thing you've ever brewed with--addition, or main ingredient?